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Detroit Free Press – With a sizable Jewish clientele, Josh Charlip knew it would make sense for his bagel store in Southfield to become kosher.

But four types of cheese bagels are some of the most popular items at the Bagel Factory Café. And being certified by the main kosher agency in metro Detroit — an Orthodox council known as the Vaad — would have made it a challenge for him to find the right kind of kosher cheese at an affordable cost, he said.